After the first preseason game that saw Gilbert Arenas score only five points and dish out ten assists, Flip Saunders mentioned that he wanted him to be a bit more aggressive on the offensive end of the floor. In nearly 10 minutes of play in the first half of tonight’s game, Arenas still did not look to shoot at all, but he did dish out four assists. At one point in the first quarter, he drove the ball two feet from the basket, stopped and turned around in the lane, then kicked it back out to the perimeter. It was a completely different story in the third quarter. Arenas was much more aggressive, as he shot 6-for-6 and scored 12 points to go along with four assists. Unfortunately, he also had four turnovers, and on many occasions he neglected open teammates.

With the starting shooting guard position still up for grabs, every move Nick Young does or does not make is scrutinized by Coach Flip Saunders. After starting the initial preseason game last Tuesday against the Memphis Grizzlies, Young came off the bench tonight against the Mavericks.

After the game, Young talked about his play overall, his battle with Mavericks guard Jason Terry, and his observations on Gilbert Arenas’ play.

Fresh off his first start since his back injury last season, Wizards’ guard DeShawn Stevenson met with the media after the game. He discussed how it felt to be back on the floor, his concern over Brendan Haywood, and the “mind games” of Gilbert Arenas.

After the Wizards’ 123-115 loss to the Mavericks, Coach Flip Saunders met with the media to discuss Brendan Haywood’s injury, his team’s struggles on defense and the play of Gilbert Arenas.

Rashad Mobley recently sat down with Jalen Rose via for an entertaining 30 minute conversation. In it, they discussed the importance of the social media, the responsibility of athletes, how he thinks the Washington Wizards will do during the 2009-2010 season, how he knew it was time to retire, and a host of other interesting topics.

Lou Williams chats with Hoops Addict about whether he is feeling any pressure heading into this season as a starter for the first time in his pro career, what learning the Princeton offense has been like, being a vocal leader on the Sixers even though he’s a young player and his goals for the upcoming season.

My evening started off with a laugh as I spotted the Raptors preseason media guide. What was so funny? Turns out the PR team has a great sense of humour because the cover of the media guide is a “Hello, My Name Is…” sticker with all the players names due to the team having such a large roster overhaul this summer. Genius.

Samuel Dalembert took some time to chat with Hoops Addict about how he’s adjusting to Eddie Jordan’s Princeton offense, his thoughts on Lou Williams being the starting point guard and his goals for the upcoming season.

Jason Smith chatted with Hoops Addict about what he learned while on the sidelines last season, the role Elton Brand has played in his development over the past 12 months and he shared his goals for the upcoming season.

I was able to chat with new Sixers head coach Eddie Jordan about how he feels the players are doing at picking up the Princeton offense, his thoughts on having two young point guards looking to average significant minutes this season and he talked about how Jrue Holiday’s defensive presence will help him secure some [...]